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E-Governance Session Sparks Dialogue at Africa IGF Hosted by UNECA
23 November 2024 On November 22, 2024, African experts and representatives of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program for Africa discussed capacity building in e-governance at the 13th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), hosted at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) headquarters from 20 to 22 November, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the “Capacity […]
Kaspersky and AFRIPOL signed a cooperation agreement
On November 18th, 2024, in Algeria, Kaspersky and AFRIPOL signed a 5-year cooperation agreement on preventing and combating cybercrime. Cybersecurity is one of the most essential challenges in African countries since cybercrimes make public services vulnerable to data leakages and disruptions. Because of the absence of comprehensive cyber governance policies and protection mechanisms, cyberattacks on […]
Session on Knowledge Sharing in E-Governance held at the Ministerial Conference
On November 9th, 2024, during the “Knowledge Sharing: Capacity Building in E-Governance” session, African officials and Russian experts of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program discussed prospects for exchange of experiences in digitalization of public administration. The session was held within the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. The moderator Andrey Maslov elaborated on […]
Handbook on African sovereignty presented in “Sirius”
The handbook “Africa 2025: Prospects and Challenges” was presented during the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum on November 9th, 2024, in Sochi. The English-language limited edition is the result of four years of fruitful work done by researchers of the HSE Center for African Studies. Africa in 2025 is expected to experience […]
Innopraktika Foundation opened Lecture Hall in Senegal
On November 5th, 2024, the first Innopraktika Lecture Hall (Mediateka) was opened in Dakar, Senegal. It is located in the Cheikh Anta Diop University, the largest university in Senegal. More than 100,000 students are studying there, with 400 of them learning Russian. Among the country, Russian is taught in 50 schools by 150 teachers, and the […]
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E-Governance Session Sparks Dialogue at Africa IGF Hosted by UNECA23 November 2024 On November 22, 2024, African experts and representatives of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program for Africa discussed capacity building in e-governance at the 13th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), hosted at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) headquarters from 20 to 22 November, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the “Capacity […]
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Kaspersky and AFRIPOL signed a cooperation agreementOn November 18th, 2024, in Algeria, Kaspersky and AFRIPOL signed a 5-year cooperation agreement on preventing and combating cybercrime. Cybersecurity is one of the most essential challenges in African countries since cybercrimes make public services vulnerable to data leakages and disruptions. Because of the absence of comprehensive cyber governance policies and protection mechanisms, cyberattacks on […]
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Session on Knowledge Sharing in E-Governance held at the Ministerial ConferenceOn November 9th, 2024, during the “Knowledge Sharing: Capacity Building in E-Governance” session, African officials and Russian experts of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program discussed prospects for exchange of experiences in digitalization of public administration. The session was held within the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. The moderator Andrey Maslov elaborated on […]
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Handbook on African sovereignty presented in “Sirius”The handbook “Africa 2025: Prospects and Challenges” was presented during the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum on November 9th, 2024, in Sochi. The English-language limited edition is the result of four years of fruitful work done by researchers of the HSE Center for African Studies. Africa in 2025 is expected to experience […]
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Innopraktika Foundation opened Lecture Hall in SenegalOn November 5th, 2024, the first Innopraktika Lecture Hall (Mediateka) was opened in Dakar, Senegal. It is located in the Cheikh Anta Diop University, the largest university in Senegal. More than 100,000 students are studying there, with 400 of them learning Russian. Among the country, Russian is taught in 50 schools by 150 teachers, and the […]
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HSE-UNECA signed an agreementAndrei Maslov, Director of the HSE’s Centre for African Studies and Seck Moctar, Head of Innovation and Technology Sector, UN Economic Commission for Africa, exchanged signed copies of the cooperation agreement. They met during the Africa World Summit on the Information Society that was held from October 9 to 11, 2024, at Dar es Salaam, […]
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Prospects for Russian-Zimbabwean digital cooperationOn 1 August 2024, Deputy Director of the Centre for African Studies Vsevolod Sviridov met with Professor Quinton C. Kanhukamwe, who is the Rector of the Harare Institute of Technology. Among the other participants were heads of faculties, research centers, and other units. The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, including joint research in the […]
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The Center to enhance cooperation between Russia and Zimbabwe in the area of e-GovernanceOn 30 July 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Centre for African Studies at the HSE University, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov, held a meeting with Tafara Matekaire, who is the Secretary of the Office of the President and Cabinet e-Government Technology Unit of the Administration of the Zimbabwean President. Tafara Matekaire highly appreciated the […]
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The Center’s delegation visit to Makerere University in UgandaOn July 18, 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov, met with Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, who is the Rector of Makerere University. Evgeny Kalashnikov, Russian Charge d’affaires in Uganda, also took part in a meeting. Mr. Nawangwe and Mr. Maslov discussed the Center’s expert and analytical report, as well as […]
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The Centre for African Studies continues to share knowledge with UgandaOn 18 July 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov met with Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance of Uganda. Among the areas of their joint interest is cybersecurity. On 19 July, the Center’s delegation met with Arnold Mangeni, Director of Information Security at NITA-U, […]